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VRA Core Schemas and Documentation

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VRA Core 4.0 Schemas (current version - released 4/9/07)
- Unrestricted Version - specifies the basic structure of the schema
- Restricted Version - extends the unrestricted schema by adding controlled type lists and date formats
Supporting Documentation
- English
  - VRA Core 4.0 Introduction - (PDF, 317 KB)
  - VRA Core 4.0 Element Outline - (PDF, 210 KB)
  - VRA Core 4.0 Element Description and Tagging Examples (PDF, 340 KB)
  - Restricted Schema Type Values (PDF, 460 KB)
- Italian
  - VRA Core 4.0 Element Description and Tagging Examples - (PDF, 595 KB)
    (Translation by Maria Emilia Masci - Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage - Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa )
- Greek
  - VRA Core 4.0 Element Description and Tagging Examples - (PDF, 345 KB)
    (Translation by Panorea Gaitanou and Manolis Gergatsoulis - Department of Archives and Library Science, Ionian University, Greece [http://tab.ionio.gr/ ])